Government, Politics, & Issues

A state constitutional amendment, if passed by voters, would require many people on Medicaid to work. The amendment reflects federal work requirements that were passed last year and must be in place next year.

The legislation approved by the House on Wednesday is designed to temper tax increases on personal property such as vehicles.

With rising fears of federal immigration enforcement in the state, attendees at the annual Hispanic Capitol Day urged Missouri legislators to pay attention to their Hispanic constituents.

Legislation passed by the Missouri House on Monday would remove the requirement for noncommercial vehicles over 10 years old or with more than 150,000 miles to have an inspection every two years.

In addition to approving legislation that would allow students to transfer outside their district, senators sparred over bills on abortion education and preventing teachers from recognizing a student's preferred gender.

Former state Sen. Bill Eigel has been criticized for receiving automatic contributions when he ran for governor and again when he launched his current bid for St. Charles County executive.

The bill contains many provisions, including expanding the no-excuse absentee voting period.

Senate Republicans planned to protest recent rulings by the Missouri Supreme Court.

The resolution, discussed in a House committee, is a proposed constitutional amendment that, if passed by voters, would allow the legislature to expand state and local sales and use taxes to eliminate the state income tax.

While a pregnant woman can file for divorce in Missouri, under current law a judge can prevent it from being finalized.